diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 39e7f64..b9665e3 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 spek = "2.0.19"
 
 [libraries]
-kotest-framework-api = "io.kotest:kotest-framework-api:4.6.4"
+kotest-framework-api = "io.kotest:kotest-framework-api:5.9.1"
 spek-dsl-jvm = { module = "org.spekframework.spek2:spek-dsl-jvm", version.ref = "spek" }
 spek-runtime-jvm = { module = "org.spekframework.spek2:spek-runtime-jvm", version.ref = "spek" }